November has been Vital Biometrics Month here at Mobile ID World, in which we have taken an in depth look at one of the most versatile biometric modalities out there. From active living, to remote healthcare, to authentication, mobile payments and beyond, vital biometrics have a staggering number of applications, some of which have only just been discovered.
Today we’re going to take a look back on November and round up all the featured content and industry news that helped make Vital Biometrics Month so rich.
Follow Your Heart
Vital biometric technologies, thanks to their ability to read our most critical internal body functions, can be used to enable a wide range of applications. In week one of Vital Biometrics Month, our primer shed some light on the many places that this technology can fit into our lives. Then, in week three, we focussed in on three of the more off-the-wall applications for vital biometrics.
Vital Biometrics Month: The Primer
Vital Biometrics Month: Three Crazy Uses For Vital Biometrics
I Heart Mobile Payments
November was a particularly exciting month in the realm of vital biometrics thanks to an announcement from Bionym at the Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas. The Toronto startup made a huge splash in the mobile commerce world with the news that its Nymi wristband, which offers persistent heart-based authentication, will enable retail POS payments for wearers.
We were at the event, and Mobile ID World president Peter O’Neill got the scoop in an exclusive interview with Andrew D’Souza, Bionym’s president. The Nymi news also inspired us to examine other applications that EKG authentication might allow in the near future.
Bionym Announces Wearable Biometric mCommerce Trial
Vital Biometrics Month: I Heart Authentication
At The Heart of It All
The Industry News section was chock full of vital biometrics, as usual. Thanks to a high demand for remote healthcare solutions, many announcements were made in regard to wearable biometric tech that’s helping clinicians keep tabs on patients while freeing up hospital space. Active living applications were in the news too, as was a biometric treat for our most important canine friends.
Here are the industry news items from November that had us thinking of the biometrics closest to our hearts:
New Mobile Biometrics App Aspires to Be Virtual Doctor
New Biometric Tech Could Turn Smartphones Into Mobile Medical Labs
GlaxoSmithKline Study Validates Biometrics’ Use in Clinical Trials
Vital Connect Doing Brisk Business with Remote Healthcare Applications
Biometric Tech is the Latest in Canine Fashion
LifeWatch AG to Integrate Lightweight Cardiac Monitor into Platform
LifeBEAM Unveils Hat and Visor with Biometric Sensors
OMsignal’s Biometric Shirt Ready for Mass Market
Jawbone Fitness Trackers to Use Highly Advanced Biometric Sensors
Microsoft Band a Bit Like a Smartwatch
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And that brings a close to Mobile ID World’s Vital Biometrics Month. Stay tuned through December as we wrap up 2014 and prepare for what next year holds in the world of mobile identity management.
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